Grammatical class

Noun

rive

bank (of a river)

Details

Syllables

ri-ve

Phonetics

ʁiv

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

35430

Freq. (movies)

77120

Freq. (news)

6888

Sentences

Je vais sur la rive.

I'm going to the shore.

A1

Le théâtre est sur l'autre rive du fleuve.

The theater is on the other bank of the river.

A1

Le château se situe sur l'autre rive du fleuve.

The castle is on the other side of the river.

A1

Sa maison se situe sur la rive sud de la rivière.

His house is on the south side of the river.

A1

Le bateau a jeté l'ancre près de la rive.

The boat anchored near the shore.

A2

Nous nous sommes promenés le long de la rive.

We took a walk along the riverbank.

A2

La barque s'éloigna de la rive.

The rowing boat drifted away from the bank.

B1

J'étais assis sur la rive, à l'ombre d'un laurier-rose.

I sat at the riverbank, under the shade of an oleander.

B1

L'homme n'a point de port, le temps n'a point de rive ; il coule, et nous passons !

Man has no port, time has no shore; It flows, and we pass!

B1

Un homme pêchait sur l'autre rive.

A man was fishing on the opposite bank.

B2

La rive est hérissée de cheminées d'usines.

The riverside bristles with factory chimneys.

B2